Perioperative and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in elderly patients by Qi Zhang, Guobin Weng, Xuping Yao, Gang Wang, Jianjun Huang

“…Nonetheless, the recovery time of intestinal function [1 (1, 2) days vs. 1 (1, 1) days] demonstrated a conspicuous difference (P < 0.05). …”
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Toxicity of nickel oxide nanoparticles in Capoeta fusca, using bioaccumulation, depuration, and histopathological changes by J. Kharkan, M.H. Sayadi, M. Hajiani, M.R. Rezaei, M. Savabieasfahani

“…Histopathological anomalies were detected in the fish exposed to nickel oxide nanoparticles. …”
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Biochemical study for Amoebic dysentery in patients with Entamoeba histolytica in Thi-Qar province/southern Iraq by Fawaz h Sabeeh, Amal Khalaf

“…Entamoeba histolytica is a parasitic protozoan that caused amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery, it is an intestinal disease which infects colon and liver Amoebic dysentery is spread all over the world. …”
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EGFR EXPRESSION IN RECTAL CANCER, RELATION TO THE FREAQUENCY OF LYMPH NODE METASTASIS by I. V. Stepanov, S. R. Altybaev, N. V. Krakhmal, К. V. Rachkovsky, D. A. Sorokin, S. G. Afanasyev, S. V. Vtorushin, М. V. Zavyalova

“…The analysis of the EGFR expression in various structures of the parenchymatous component of the tumor located in different layers of the intestinal wall showed that in the solid structures of the mucosa, the positive expression of EGFR was detected more often in cases without lymph node metastases. …”
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Serum Exosomes Derived from Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patient Increase Cell Permeability via Regulating miR-148b-5p/RGS2 Signaling in Human Colonic Epithelium Cells by Ying Xing, Shan Xue, Jing Wu, Jianhong Zhou, Fangfang Xing, Tianxing Li, Xiaohu Nie

“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a multifactorial functional bowel disorder characterized by disruption of the intestinal barrier. Circulating exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in regulating epithelial barrier function, and upregulation of miR-148b-5p has been detected in IBS. …”
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PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND PECTIC SUBSTANCES OF EUROPEAN GOOSEBERRY LEAVES ΈGROSSULARIA RECLINATA ΈL.Ή MILL.Ή by S. L. Adjiahmetova, D. I. Pozdnyakov, N. M. Chervonnaya, L. P. Myikots, A. V. Voronkov, E. T. Oganesyan

“…By the method of preparative column chromatography, quercetin, hyperoside, rutin, kaempferol, astragaline, and caffeic acid were detected in European gooseberry leaves. It can be assumed that the pectic substances from gooseberry leaves will be better distributed and absorbed in the alkaline environment of intestinal contents. …”
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Increase of VEGF and Fibronectin expression and ultrastructural alterations of intercellular junctions in a swab negative patient after SARS-COV-2 infection by Carolina Simioni, Juana Maria Sanz, Roberta Gafà, Giovanna Cenacchi, Savino Occhionorelli, Angelina Passaro, Luca Maria Neri

“…Electron microscopy analysis showed alterations of the integrity of the intestinal barrier in the ulcerated area when compared to the non-ulcerated ileum or to the control sample. …”
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Predictive accuracy of fecal calprotectin in assessing clinical activity and disease severity in patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease by Ankit V. Jain, Sandeep Gopal, Anurag J. Shetty, Suresh Shenoy, B. V. Tantry, B. Unnikrishnan, Ramesh Holla, Rishit Anand

“…Hence, faecal calprotectin (FCP) has been suggested as marker to determine the degree of intestinal inflammation and predict relapse in IBD. …”
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Tissue-specific expression and correlation with promoter DNA methylation of the LBP gene in pigs by Yue CAO, Zhong-cheng GAO, Zheng-chang WU, Hai-fei WANG, Wen-bin BAO

“…To investigate the tissue-specific expression characteristics of the LBP gene and its transcriptional regulation in pigs, we detected LBP expression in different tissues of 35-day-old Meishan weaned piglets, determined LBP core promoter region using bioinformatics prediction combined with dual luciferase activity assay, and finally detected methylation levels by pyrosequencing. …”
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Assessment of bone health by bone turnover biomarkers in a cohort of Egyptian patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional analytical study by Salma Omran, Hadeel Gamal Eldeen, Zeinab Abdellatif, Doaa M. Abdou, Reem Hamdy A Mohammed, AbdelAziz Gaber, Ahmed Farrag, Maissa El Raziky

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Mechanism of Mongolian Medicine Batri-7 on Salmonella Enteritis by Yang D, Chen S, Borijihan H, Aoqier A, Sarula S, Siqin S, Manda M, Temuqile T, Baigude H

“…The macrophage recruitment in model mice’s intestines was detected by flow cytometry. Simultaneously, the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of BT-7 was evaluated against bacterial by microbroth dilution method, BT-7 regulation of Salmonella typhimurium gene was performed by RNA-Seq methods and verified by qRT-PCR.Results: In the LC-MS/MS assay, negative and positive-ion modes are identified for 511 and 699 compounds from BT-7, respectively. …”
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Endoparasites of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Germany and their zoonotic potential: proposed Capillaria ovoreticulata genetically identified as Capillaria putorii by Karolin Schütte, Andrea Springer, Florian Brandes, Maximilian Reuschel, Michael Fehr, Angela Kern, Christina Strube

“…Detected protozoans included coccidia (12.8%, [68/531]), Cryptosporidium spp. (11.9%, [63/531]) and Giardia spp. (1.3%, [7/531]). …”
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Investigation of risk factors associated with Ancylostoma spp. infection and the benzimidazole F167Y resistance marker polymorphism in dogs from the United States by Pablo D. Jimenez Castro, Jennifer L. Willcox, Haresh Rochani, Holly L. Richmond, Heather E. Martinez, Cecilia E. Lozoya, Christian Savard, Christian M. Leutenegger

“…Ancylostoma caninum is the most significant intestinal nematode parasite of dogs. We acquired fecal surveillance data from a large population of dogs in the United States (US). …”
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OF THE KRASNODAR TERRITORY by V. A. Shashel, A. A. Bishenova, E. G. Potyagailo, N. N. Shchegolevataya

“…The detected risk factors make it possible to form children in risk groups for the occurrence of their WDN, to timely appoint a diagnosis for diagnosis, treatment and develop targeted programs for primary prevention and rehabilitation of these diseases.…”
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Genetic determinants of antibiotic resistance in enterobacteria isolated during microbiological monitoring in the perinatal center by A. V. Ustyuzhanin, G. N. Chistyakova, I. I. Remizova, A. A. Makhanyok

“…DNA of bacterial cells was isolated from a daily culture of microorganisms using the PROBA-NK kit, detection of the tem, ctx-M-1, shv genes; oxa-40-like, oxa-48-like, oxa-23-like, oxa-51-like, imp, kpc, ges, ndm, vim were carried out using the diagnostic kit «BacResista GLA» on the detecting amplifier DT-48 (DNA -technology, Russia). …”
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Comparing the antioxidant effects of single and binary combinations of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in vitro and in vivo and their application in yogurt by Kun Yang, Bingjing Zhou, Qianping Xu, Yingtong Li, Junqing Lin, Yang Zhou, Mingqi Liu, Jin Zhao, Yang Zhu, Xianjun Dai

“…To explore the effect of single and binary L. plantarum on milk fermentation, the physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of yogurt were detected, and results presented that yogurt fermented with L. plantarum exhibited the improved antioxidant capacity, with the binary strain combination demonstrating superior effects in rheological properties and the later period of yogurt storage. …”
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Comparative drug-drug interactions of berberine and astragaloside IV in normal and type 2 diabetes mellitus rats based on UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS by Yan Lei, Jiaqi Xie, Zhongshui Xie, Xiaojun Zhao, Jianmei Huang, Can Wang

“…The UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS method was established, validated, and used for the simultaneous detection of berberine (BBR), astragaloside IV (AST), and the main metabolites to demonstrate the comparative pharmacokinetics of BBR and AST in normal and T2DM rats. …”
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The role of the mucin-glycan foraging Ruminococcus gnavus in the communication between the gut and the brain by Erika Coletto, Dimitrios Latousakis, Matthew G. Pontifex, Emmanuelle H. Crost, Laura Vaux, Estella Perez Santamarina, Andrew Goldson, Arlaine Brion, Mohammad K. Hajihosseini, David Vauzour, George M Savva, Nathalie Juge

“…Here, we showed that mice monocolonized with R. gnavus ATCC 29149 (Rg-mice) display changes in major sialic acid derivatives in their cecum content, blood, and brain, which is accompanied by a significant decrease in the percentage of sialylated residues in intestinal mucins relative to germ-free (GF) mice. Changes in metabolites associated with brain function such as tryptamine, indolacetate, and trimethylamine N-oxide were also detected in the cecal content of Rg-mice when compared to GF mice. …”
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Ileal Inflammation May Trigger the Development of GP2-Specific Pancreatic Autoantibodies in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Polychronis Pavlidis, Ourania Romanidou, Dirk Roggenbuck, Maria G. Mytilinaiou, Faris Al-Sulttan, Christos Liaskos, Daniel S. Smyk, Andreas L. Koutsoumpas, Eirini I. Rigopoulou, Karsten Conrad, Alastair Forbes, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

“…Anti-GP2 reactivity was detected in 59 (26.2%) CDs and 15 (6.7%) UCs (P<0.001). …”
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Characterization of Yeast Isolated from the Gut Microbiota of Tunisian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Mariem Chamtouri, Abderrahmen Merghni, Katherine Miranda-Cadena, Nabil Sakly, Naoufel Gaddour, Clara G. de Los Reyes-Gavilán, Maha Mastouri, Elena Eraso, Guillermo Quindós

“…As a result, <i>Candida</i> was detected in 13 children with autism (46.4%) and 14 control children (30.4%). …”
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